Ferrofluids — those mesmerizing drops of magnetic liquid — can perform a number of neat tricks under certain conditions. But what would happen if you placed a blob of the stuff on a hydrophobic surface? Watch these videos to find out. »7/24/13 7:40am 7/24/13 7:40am

It's likely that you've seen video of ferrofluids doing things like growing spines when exposed to magnets, or being built up into sculptures by artists using magnetic fields. But what if they're not just artistic triumphs? What if ferrofluids can act as models and let scientists learn about the multiverse? »2/12/13 8:40am 2/12/13 8:40am

Oil, watercolors and nanoscale iron particles make for some of the most psychedelic imagery this side of an LSD trip — and we've got the hi-res macro photographs to prove it. »6/29/12 4:00pm 6/29/12 4:00pm

Click to viewSachiko Kodama is a physics geek turned artist whose intimacy with the laws of magnetism has led her to create art out of magnets and oils filled with magnetic particles. As the magnets interact with the magnetized water, she's able to create amazingly weird, oily shapes that mutate and flow seemingly… »8/12/08 4:57pm 8/12/08 4:57pm